Marca<\/a>“: “We have signed players in the front line. Lewandowski’s absence is difficult to make up for, while Ferran’s absence has been covered by Gordon and Adama.”<\/p>\nHe continued: “We have internal solutions, but I believe we will make some move. There is a lot of noise, but we continue to work.”<\/p>\n
A blow to Hamza Abdelkarim?<\/p>\n
Those comments hint at a fresh Barcelona move to land a striker in the closing days of the mercato, especially given Deco’s admission that replacing Lewandowski’s role is no easy task.<\/p>\n
Barcelona have been linked with Atl\u00e9tico Madrid striker Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez, but the capital club are adamant about keeping their star.<\/p>\n
For promising Egyptian Hamza Abdelkarim, the Barcelona Atl\u00e8tic forward who dreams of breaking into the first team as a starter this season, it is unwelcome news.<\/p>\n
Abdelkarim has shone in the friendlies he has played during pre-season, the latest of them against his former club Al-Ahly, where he scored a superb goal after a cross from Alejandro Balde.<\/p>\n
Read also:<\/p>\n
Has Barcelona snatched Rodri from Real Madrid? Deco responds with a surprising answer<\/p>\n
Deco reassures over registering the players<\/p>\n
Turning to registration, Deco sounded confident Barcelona would complete the paperwork without trouble, insisting the club have built a sporting project that now pulls players in.<\/p>\n
He said: “We will not struggle to register the players.”<\/p>\n
He added: “One of the good things we have achieved is that all the players wanted to come here, because they saw that we have a winning project, and this is something that excites players who want to make history.”<\/p>\n
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